28 USC § 960 - Tax liability
(a)
Any officers and agents conducting any business under authority of a United States court shall be subject to all Federal, State and local taxes applicable to such business to the same extent as if it were conducted by an individual or corporation.
(b)
A tax under subsection (a) shall be paid on or before the due date of the tax under applicable nonbankruptcy law, unless—
(c)
In a case pending under chapter
7 of title
11, payment of a tax may be deferred until final distribution is made under section
726 of title
11, if—
(2)
before the due date of the tax, an order of the court makes a finding of probable insufficiency of funds of the estate to pay in full the administrative expenses allowed under section
503
(b) of title
11 that have the same priority in distribution under section
726
(b) of title
11 as the priority of that tax.
(a)
Any officers and agents conducting any business under authority of a United States court shall be subject to all Federal, State and local taxes applicable to such business to the same extent as if it were conducted by an individual or corporation.
(b)
A tax under subsection (a) shall be paid on or before the due date of the tax under applicable nonbankruptcy law, unless—
(c)
In a case pending under chapter
7 of title
11, payment of a tax may be deferred until final distribution is made under section
726 of title
11, if—
(2)
before the due date of the tax, an order of the court makes a finding of probable insufficiency of funds of the estate to pay in full the administrative expenses allowed under section
503
(b) of title
11 that have the same priority in distribution under section
726
(b) of title
11 as the priority of that tax.
Source
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 927; Pub. L. 109–8, title VII, § 712(a),Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 127.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 124a (June 18, 1934, ch. 585, 48 Stat. 993).
A proviso in section
124a of title
28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., relating to taxes accruing prior to the effective date of the 1934 act, was omitted as obsolete.
References in section
124a of title
28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., to specific officers was omitted as covered by the words “Any officers.”
Word “Federal” was added before “State” in recognition of the liability of such officers for Federal taxes under the revenue laws.
Changes in phraseology were made.
Amendments
2005—Pub. L. 109–8designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsecs. (b) and (c).
Effective Date of 2005 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 109–8effective 180 days after Apr. 20, 2005, and not applicable with respect to cases commenced under Title 11, Bankruptcy, before such effective date, except as otherwise provided, see section 1501 ofPub. L. 109–8, set out as a note under section
101 of Title
11.
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